Show SENATOR GEORGE C PERKINS appointed to succeed the late leland stanford in the senate george C clerkins was born in in 1 id came of a seagoing race ile w ant to california in 1849 arid first worked I 1 t 1 i ar 14 I 1 S 1 1 i I 1 1 I A I 1 A I 1 I 1 1 t T I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 k I 1 1 as a miner then as a country storekeeper a 11 1 I madenfort ane lie ile went to sacramento and founded the firm cerbins Ier bins b co which for twenty vears years has lies controller I the coast pas een serend and freight traffic mr perkin perkins hae has been beets a strong republic can a lie ile served in the state li enate and in 1879 soon after the passage ct f the new constitution he lie ran for governor lie had trong opposition bat but won lie wan was a cand a candidate idale for tho tile senate when stanford was elected |